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Arkadi Duchin (, ; born 1 June 1963) is an Israeli singer-songwriter and musical producer.


Music career

Duchin sang in the rock band HaChaverim Shel Natasha ( The Friends of Natasha). The band, which he formed in 1986 with Micha Shitrit, made five albums, including the 1994 album ''Radio Blah Blah,'' before its breakup in 1996.
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, David D'Or, Eran Zur, and Meir Banai joined in the song "Lisa" on "''Radio Blah-Blah''". After
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, Duchin and
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, Zehava Ben, David D'Or, and other Israeli singers recorded the title song "Yesh Od Tikvah" ("Our Hope Endures"), for which D'Or wrote the music and lyrics, on the CD ''Yesh Od Tikvah/You've Got a Friend''. The CD, released by Hed Arzi in 2002, benefitted Israeli terror victims, with all proceeds going to "NATAL": the "Israel
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for Victims of Terror and War". In 2002, he was nominated for the Tamuz Award of Israel's Best Male Artist, along with David D'or,
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, Yuval Gabay, and
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, but lost out to D'Or. Duchin sang a duet with David D'Or on D'Or's CD, ''Kmo HaRuach'' (''"Like the Wind"''), which was released on 27 March 2006. In 2009, Duchin released a children's album, ''Friends of Arkasha''.


Personal life

He is married to Sima Levi and the father of two. He resides in
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.


See also

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Music of Israel The music of Israel is a combination of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions that have come together over the course of a century to create a distinctive musical culture. For almost 150 years, musicians have sought original stylistic elements ...


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duchin, Arkadi 1963 births Living people Israeli male songwriters 21st-century Israeli male singers Soviet emigrants to Israel 20th-century Israeli male singers Ophir Award winners Israeli rock singers Jewish Israeli singers Israeli people of Belarusian-Jewish descent Israeli record producers Israeli pop singers Israeli Ashkenazi Jews Givatayim